To support their existing Lockout/Tagout range of products, IDEAL INDUSTRIES has launched a new ‘Contractor PRO Lockout Kit’ aimed at contractors requiring a comprehensive safe isolation solution to meet an ever increasing number of fuse and breaker types from a number of different manufacturers

19.08.2014An Introduction to Transmission Testing in the LAN Environment
Testing the performance of network cabling has evolved, providing installers with better tools to prove an installation meets their customer’s requirements and expectations. A new line of Transmission Testers from IDEAL Networks puts the capabilities of test tools once used exclusively by WAN engineers into the hands of LAN cable installers and system integrators.

02.06.2014Challenges Facing Modern Installers
For years low voltage installers and integrators have heard the warnings that “digital IP integration” is coming and they need to prepare for the changes that will come with it. The time has finally arrived when nearly every low voltage system in the commercial space is either changing to IP or integrating IP into existing analog systems. There is a lot to absorb when we think about IP Integration; what types of systems are affected, what does IP actually mean, and what do installers need to know to be prepared for this paradigm shift to digital IP systems?